Year: 2004

Mail Factory 1.4 adds direct import from FileMaker

Posted by | Oct 22, 2004 | |

BeLight Software has released Mail Factory 1.4, a new version of its program to design and print envelopes, address and shipping labels. This latest update adds direct data import from FileMaker databases, recognition of addresses pasted from other applications (such as Microsoft Word, Safari, and Apple Mail), the ability to crop images, support for Mac OS X System Services, and several other improvements. Mail Factory requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later and sells for US$29.95.

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Digidesign and O’Reilly on Inside Mac Radio

Posted by | Oct 22, 2004 | |

Tomorrow’s broadcast of the Inside Mac Radio Show, hosted by Scott Sheppard, will feature David Gibbons, Director Of Product Marketing at Digidesign. In addition Peter Kirn, an O’Reilly Mac OS X Conference speaker, will be on hand to talk about what he is doing there and at the AES show in San Francisco. Inside Mac can be heard live on Saturdays from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. PT. You can listen to the broadcast on AM 1220 KNTS in the San Francisco Bay area or on the Web here.

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Apple, Jobs up for Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards

Posted by | Oct 22, 2004 | |

Apple has been nominated for three Billboard 2004 Digital Entertainment Awards, which will be presented on Nov. 5 in Los Angeles. The company is up for Innovator of the Year, Brand of the Year, and Best Downloadable or Subscription Music Service. Apple CEO Steve Jobs was also nominated for Visionary of the Year. In the Innovator of the Year category, Apple’s iTunes will go up against BitTorrent, Sony’s Eyetoy, and XM Radio. In the Brand of the Year category, Apple will compete with EA Sports, Virgin Mobile, and XM Radio.

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Sony quietly opening retail stores across U.S.

Posted by | Oct 22, 2004 | |

Following Apple’s lead, Sony has quietly opened seven retail stores across the U.S. since launching its first last year. The company said it plans to open its 11th and 12th stores this month, and expects to have about 30 Sony Style stores open by April 2006. Some electronics retailers worry they will lose sales because of the new stores, and fear other manufacturers will follow suit and open their own stores too.

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Tech earnings: Google, Microsoft, Amazon

Posted by | Oct 22, 2004 | |

In its first quarterly earnings report as a public company, Google posted a profit of US$52 million, or 19 cents per share, during the three months ended in September. This compares to $20.4 million, or 8 cents per share, at the same time last year. Meanwhile, Microsoft’s earnings rose to $2.9 billion, or 27 cents per share, for its first fiscal quarter–up from a profit of $2.6 billion, or 24 cents per share, a year ago.

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